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actually according to a pretty reliable zoological reference book i have on the shelf lists 330 pounds as the high end.....granted while i dont have the cited reference im inclined to believe thats an overfed zoo animal on the fat end.....

Cape or Water buffalo?

I agree with ingwe, as far as weight on a warthog. I looked over a lot of them in RSA, back in 2008, before shooting this ole boy. He might have weighed a short 150 lbs.





maddog

I think S. Texas harbors just about everything.

Flooding and washed out water gaps have allowed all sorts of exotics to roam free for years. If a ranch had warthogs on it, then they probably aren't within the boundaries of the ranch any longer.

Even heard stories of monkeys and big cats being spotted in S. Texas.

Would like to hear more about that..was it behind a fence or free ranging? Is there a huntable population there?

Yea, I looked over quite a few wartys in Namib, and now, while looking at his skull and tusks, one could easily suspect the one I took weighed a lot more than he did--maybe ~ 100 lbs or so. I really have no idea.

Relative to most critters they have a disproportionately large noggin'.

I started to say it's illegal to hunt them, but it appears they are not on the list:



I don't think there are more than a handful of cape buffs in Texas.

Of course, if the warthogs get to be a problem, they could import African Lions to deal with them. Which should also fix illegal immigrants walking across the river

Thanks for that..

Running into a Cape Buff while deer hunting might be "interesting" although I believe certain areas down there have feral Spanish Fighting Bulls? If so, I could imagine those being even more aggressive in such circumstances...

These guys are on my deer lease:





They are called Corrientes, and are smart, and athletic - good jumpers. The calves are commonly wanted for roping contests. If they are near a gate, when they see you drive up they'll make a bee line for the gate, and force you to reconsider your plans.

I was rather startled the first time I saw them, but they are docile as near as I can tell. I've walked among them, and fed them a time or two. The ranch hand told me he was once pouring feed from a 50# bag, making a line, when suddenly he just wasn't holding the bag any longer. He turned and the bull had quietly walked behind him, and nimbly hooked the bag with a horn, and yanked it out of his arms, without touching him.

Nope had to go big or go home on that one! He got it with a .22-250!

I have not heard of any Cape Buffalo in Texas...but then theres a lot I haven't heard of, and after having an ostrich down there try to kick our ass, I don't think theres anything about Texas that would surprise me.

There's only one ranch that I know of offering cape buff. The 777 and I think that a recent offering. They are more than a bit proud of them. Lots of water buff around though.

I have never really understood what Texas plans to do with all these fugging things 50 years from now.

But hey, it's Texas.




Travis

Good thing you had that firepower available to you!

Ed

They give folks something big to hunt between deer seasons.

Ed

Yep. I was just there chasing Axis deer....between deer seasons.

They'll make good fodder for the T-Rex once A&M finishes sortin' out the cloning... Better start applying for tags now.

I can hear it now.

"These dagg-gum T-Rexes ate my whole herd!"

"Want me to shoot them?"

"Well... the guys from Houston that lease this really like to have 'em around...."




Dave

lmao lot of truth in that.

Or, they will call the local TV station to come do a story on all the damage they do and whine, cry, and wring their hands about how difficult they are to get rid of.
When the local hunters call up and offer to help thin the herd, they want $400.00/day per hunter or will just flat tell you no, you can't hunt on their place.
I've seen this very thing play out twice in the last year here.

Ed